Truck Strike Spreads From Sicily to Rest of Italy

Truck roadblocks went up across Italy on Monday paralyzing main traffic arteries in a protest against high fuel costs. Organizers say it will continue until Friday.
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Truck Strike Spreads From Sicily to Rest of Italy
Striking truck drivers in Sicily seen here caused traffic havoc last week by setting up roadblocks in protest of high fuel prices. Similar strikes started across the rest of Italy on Monday with unions threatening to keep them going all week. (Marcello Paternostro/AFP/Getty Images)
1/24/2012
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10/1/2015
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Truck drivers on strike in Scicily

FLORENCE, Italy—After five days of strikes ground Sicily to a halt last week, on Monday, truck drivers erected roadblocks across Italy paralyzing main traffic arteries in an action that organizers say will continue until Friday.

The truck drivers’ strike clogged highways and blocked ports in 60 locations, preventing goods from being delivered across the country. Fiat announced that due to a lack of supply of components, it has to shut down several factories Tuesday morning, including operations in Melfi, Cassino, Pomigliano, Mirafiori and Sevel Val di Sangro, reported national business daily Il Sole 24 Ore.